The big winner at this year's Juno Awards, which was held Sunday night in Hamilton, was Tate McRae, who won four awards including artist of the year and best pop album. For students at Humber Polytechnic, though, the ceremony is a chance for students to check out trends in Canadian music and celebrate talented musicians.
The day after this year's Junos ceremony, which was the 55th, students shared how they felt about this year's Juno Awards and how it makes a major impact on what students listen to each day.
Humber students say the Juno awards are a way to learn about the music industry in college and keep updated with Canadian culture. Beyond McRae, the diversity of the nominees, which featured artists like the Weeknd and Shawn Mendes, demonstrated the range of Canadian artists.
Emily Cho, a first-year graphic design student, says the Juno awards are fun and uses the announcement of Juno nominees as an introduction to artists to see if they like their music or not.
“I like waiting for the part of the Juno awards where they show the list of winners because it gives me sense on who is who and who I should add to my playlist for the year,” she said.
Alyssa Brown, a third-semester message therapy student, says the Juno awards is important for Humber students.
“It gives Canadian artists the recognition," she said. "They deserve to shows others the talent we have in our hometown.”
